LEONARDO DA VINCI

Rich in ideas, delighted to experiment, and a keen observer, he was truly an all-round genius. In this book you can explore all these aspects and of course meet the real Mona Lisa as well!

Discover the intriguing paintings drawings and manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci This book gathers together the artist s astounding creations in one fascinating volume over 350 colour photographs show the artworks and notebooks in compelling detail reveals the stories and secrets held by masterpieces such as The Mona Lisa The Last Supper and the Codex Atlanticus

The book begins with Prophecies, followed by the Fables on animals, on lifeless objects, on plants, and the Studies on the Life and Habits of Animals, in which Leonardo presents a curious sequence of animals and their description. It ends with the Jests and Tales and the Final Prophecies.Among these delightful and amusing writings, we find satires, fables, aphorisms, anecdotes, prophetic sayings, and enigmatic statements, ingeniously created or reproduced by the unique mind of Leonardo da Vinci.

Translator: Maurice Baring

El Tratado de la pintura, expresado en geniales y fragmentarias intuiciones, es un programa de la pintura de Leonardo y a la vez del nuevo gusto figurativo del siglo XVI, en cuanto anticipa y fija sus caracteres esenciales. En efecto, Leonardo formula las leyes de todo lo que pictricamente le interesa, partiendo del arte para llegar al conocimiento cientfico y filosfico del universo, dado que para l la pintura es la forma suprema de expresar una realidad absoluta.

Entre os manuscritos deixados por Leonardo da Vinci encontramos ensaios sobre pintura, luz, sombra, cores, perspectiva, poesia, escultura e música. Além de temas ligados às artes, escreveu também sob